Dua for Distress
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
La ilaha illallahul-'Adheemul-Haleem, la ilaha illallahu Rabbul-'Arshil-'Adheem, la ilaha illallahu Rabbus-samawati wa Rabbul-ardi wa Rabbul-'Arshil-Kareem
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, the Mighty, the Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the magnificent throne. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the noble throne.
Sahih Al-Bukhari 8:154, Sahih Muslim 4:2092
Dua of Yunus (Jonah)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minadh-dhalimeen
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Quran 21:87, At-Tirmidhi
When Anxious or Worried
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazani, wa a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi wal-kasali, wa a'udhu bika minal-jubni wal-bukhli, wa a'udhu bika min ghalabatid-dayni wa qahrir-rijal
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being overwhelmed by debt and overpowered by men.
Sahih Al-Bukhari 7:158
Dua of Prophet Ayyub (Job)
رَبِّ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Rabbi anni massaniyad-durru wa anta arhamur-rahimin
My Lord, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Quran 21:83
Hasbunallah
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-wakil
Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best disposer of affairs.
Quran 3:173, Sahih Al-Bukhari 8:69
La Hawla Wa La Quwwata
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
There is no might nor power except with Allah. (It is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.)
Sahih Al-Bukhari 7:158, Sahih Muslim 4:2076
Dua for Ease in Difficulty
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla wa anta taj'alul-hazna idha shi'ta sahla
O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficult easy if You wish.
Ibn Hibban, Ibn As-Sunni
Each dua is shown with its reference where the source records one, so you can check it.
Duas whose wording you intend to rely on in worship are worth confirming with a
qualified teacher.
